lënu
Unami
Alternative forms
- /ìnu/ (medial)
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *erenyiwa (“man”)
Noun
lënu anim (plural lënuwàk, diminutive lënutët, obviative lënuwa, absentative lënunka, pejorative lënushësh, vocative lënuwëtuk)
- man, male
Derived terms
- lënuwehële
- lënuwaihòsu
- lënuwexàm
- lënuwitehe
- lënuwinakwsu
- lënuwinakwsu
- lënuwinakòt
- lënuwi
- mëteìnu
References
- Rementer, Jim; Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “lënu”, in Leneaux, Grant; Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project